"Practicing egotism and selfishness, they try… "Practicing egotism and selfishness, they try to impress others by showing off. They perform all sorts of rituals, but they gain no acceptance." - Sri Guru Granth Sahib
"He who sows the ground with care and diligence… "He who sows the ground with care and diligence acquires a greater stock of religious merit than he could gain by the repetition of ten thousand prayers" - Zoroaster
"Behold, therefore I have smitten mine hand at… "Behold, therefore I have smitten mine hand at thy dishonest gain which thou hast made, and at thy blood which hath been in the midst of thee." - Bible